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East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B7-16-3)
… The East Moriches Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County. Pursuant to Chapter 354 of the Laws of … totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-3Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-319)
… taxes. Adopt budgets that represent the District’s actual needs and discontinue the practice of appropriating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-319Central Valley School District - Separation Payments (2018M-153)
… employees during the audit period and found that, except for minor discrepancies, the payments were accurately paid in … review of separation payment calculations was performed for all payments processed in the payroll system during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/central-valley-school-district-separation-payments-2018m-153Pittsford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-129)
… 63 employees we tested. However officials did not ensure: Payroll certifications were completed in a timely manner. Payroll process inefficiencies were identified and corrected. … and processing of direct deposits. Routinely review the payroll process for efficiency improvement opportunities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/pittsford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-129XIX.2 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… amount of expenditures that can be charged and posted to project budgets. The use of a project allows for transactions in one place and visibility … into an agency’s financial transactions over the life of a project for all stakeholders. The Project Guide along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2-overviewCold Spring Harbor Central School District – Capital Assets (2023M-37)
… officials properly recorded, tagged and accounted for capital asset purchases. Key Findings District officials … did not prepare and distribute unique identification tags to be attached to capital assets that were purchased … period. Key Recommendation Attach unique identification tags to all capital assets that cost $500 or more (including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/cold-spring-harbor-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-37Chateaugay Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-77)
… $10,517 that were deposited during the audit period. Company officials did not ensure that collections from … procedures to account for all collections received by the Company. Ensure compliance with the bylaws and pay bills after membership approval, as required. Fire Company officials generally agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/08/10/chateaugay-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2018m-77Overview – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… A backup is a copy of electronic information that is maintained for use if there … Establishing backup procedures is a necessary part of IT contingency planning and often critical for restoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/overview-0Genesee County – Purchasing (2015M-241)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine certain County procurement practices for the period January 1, 2014 through June 12, 2015. Background Genesee County is located in western New York. The County, which has approximately 60,000 residents, is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/genesee-county-purchasing-2015m-241School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2015-MR-1)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the projected cost and/or energy savings achieved by the energy performance … The ESCO guarantees energy consumption savings and/or cost savings over the life of the EPC. The five school … districts are projected to realize the guaranteed energy cost savings totaling almost $9.1 million. Only three of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/06/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2015-mr-1Operational Advisory No. 7
… address and telephone number in SFS. SFS has address and phone numbers associated with each Business Unit (BU) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updateWarrensburg Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2017M-265)
… from 2014-15 through 2016-17 and it appears they did so again in 2017-18. Unrestricted fund balance ranged between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/warrensburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mWest Seneca Fire District #3 - Capital Reserves (2019M-248)
… period. The District did not publish the required legal notices for five expenditures totaling $180,000 that … use of reserves. Ensure reserve expenditures comply with legal requirements to publish notices of permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/03/20/west-seneca-fire-district-3-capital-reserves-2019m-248Willsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already … a timely manner. The District also claimed $8,569 in aid to which it was not entitled. District officials also did not: Establish adequate procedures to ensure State aid was properly claimed for all special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2024M-47)
… Central School District (District) officials applied for all applicable transportation State aid (transportation aid) for new bus acquisitions. Key Findings District officials did not accurately apply for all applicable transportation aid and was at risk of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-transportation-state-aidFranklin County – Internal Controls Over the Timekeeping System (2014M-276)
… May 31, 2014. Background Franklin County is located in northeastern New York and has a population of … million. Key Findings The County did not have a process in place to ensure employees’ access rights were appropriate; certain employees who were not in supervisory roles were granted access to modify time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/30/franklin-county-internal-controls-over-timekeeping-system-2014m-276Islip Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-213)
… Background The Islip Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/27/islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-213State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… County) The district did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to … support the students' eligibility to receive textbooks. In addition, the district did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTravel Advisory No. 14
… Name Description XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions Updated to clarify that … the review of an expense report, the traveler’s supervisor and/or the agency’s finance office are responsible for responding to the request. XII.7.B Voucher Denials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/14-gfo-updates-responding-audit-questions-voucher-denial-codes